And so, it starts.....

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D-Rider · #46 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 6:49 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:
they are titanium

You are the Tit with the Titanium

Aladinsaneuk · #47 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:40 pm

Andy's is always uppity after the holidays - he'll soon be back to normal - just as soon as the horlicks kicks in....

#48 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:16 pm

Belated.. been busy.

Cleaning Ti with Autosol? WTF!!?? or are you on about the Stainless?

Ti gets washed, gone over with a chalky rag at best to get rid of oily fingerprints..

Aladinsaneuk · #49 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:19 pm

Well I am not sure what they are Tim - hence my cautious experiment

#50 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:23 pm

The ones you have fitted?

Titanium.

They made a song about it. quite popular..

http://youtu.be/KT4ZmddVxrg

D-Rider · #51 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:35 pm

I think you may just be able to tell the difference in weight between titanium and stainless ..............

That said, I bought some hi-level shotties from a chap from another forum - he said they were titanium but as soon as mr postman dropped them off I knew they were stainless - no matter.

#52 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:20 pm

Rene Stainless and Ti are noticeably different in finish

Til people start polishing them

Taking the end cap off will highlight unpolished Ti.

HowardQ · #53 Post by **HowardQ** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:16 pm

I have only seen the stainless Renegades.
May have seen the titanium cans at sometime but not close up.
I clean my titanium cans with brake cleaner if they get a bit crappy, (as advised by Beowulf), never used anything else other than soap and water in normal cleaning.

#54 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:40 pm

HowardQ wrote:I have only seen the stainless Renegades.
May have seen the titanium cans at sometime but not close up.
I clean my titanium cans with brake cleaner if they get a bit crappy, (as advised by Beowulf), never used anything else other than soap and water in normal cleaning.

Indeed.

Clean down with soapy water if crudded, then take off any greasy, oily pawprints with a chalky cloth.

Aladinsaneuk · #55 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sat Feb 02, 2013 6:14 pm

Given the option of spending the day with the hormonal 11 year old step daughter and her friends or fettling..... The bike won

So

Fork refitted, front wheel in brake calipers on. Under tray for the front end noted to be grubby so that went into the dish washer....

Swing arm fitted.... A new to me one btw, exhaust mid section back on, rear down pipe tightened - that's a bastard btw - get a UJ adapter for a small socket set

And yes you do have to take the front sprocket off to get the chain round!

Ohlins refitted and all suspension bearings checked, greased etc

Rear brake had new pads fitted

New paddock stand spindles fitted as the old ones were looking far too not black

So - rear wheel left to fit and then the bike is mechanically ready

BUT - the panels are off for some work..... New indicators etc....

Was a good couple of hours work :)

Aladinsaneuk · #56 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:00 pm

New bastard chain is too bastard short....

Mutters

Willopotomas · #57 Post by **Willopotomas** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:16 pm

I blame the stupid bastard who ordered a chain that's too bastard short.

blinkey501 · #58 Post by **blinkey501** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:33 am

I took the chain off kerrys old bike with the standard swingarm fitted, when i tried to fit the chain back with the mille swingarm fitted it was too short.
WTF

Aladinsaneuk · #59 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:46 am

The chain came on a swing arm - was not ordered....
Will split it and put my original on

And the bike it came from had altered gearing, hence it being too short

Willopotomas · #60 Post by **Willopotomas** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:08 pm

Then you misled me by saying 'new chain'.